Baby carrier



Patented Jan. 31, 1959 UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE BABY CARRIER Mary A.Kamins ki, Lackawanna, N. Y. Applicationluly 2, 1946, seri l No. 681,092

This invention relates to a convenient means for carrying babies and isintended for use as an appliance to be supported from the shoulders of aperson or bearer whereby a baby may be safely carried in a comfortableposition, and it is the purpose of the inventor that it may be slung infront or at the rear of the person carrying the equipment, and thedevice has convenient means by which supporting straps may be slung overthe shoulders and preferably one of the said means is detachably appliedfor the convenient manipulation of the device. In other words, one ofthe supporting members, which will be hereinafter referred to as asupporting strap, may be adjusted over the head of the user and Over oneof the shoulders, whereas the other strap has detachable connectionswith a frame of the carrier so that it may be released to moreconveniently release the other strap of the carrier.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device of thecharacter indicated in which a frame comprising a metal hoop has thestraps connected to it and from which the supporting pouch or bag issuspended, the said pouch or bag preferably having its upper edge foldedover the frame and secured in place by stitching although, in certaininstances, mechanical fastenings, such as rivets, may be employed forholding the pouch on the frame. The pouch may comprise a side wall and abottom, though, under certain conditions, this could be an integralstructure comprising one strip of material and the inventor does notwish to be limited with respect to the character of the material, as itmay be strong textile fabric or oilcloth, or the like, and the pouch orbag has holes in its side, preferably at the bottom, through which thelegs of the baby may project so that the baby will occupy a sittingposture and with its legs proj ecting through the holes.

A further object of this invention is to produce a baby carrier or slingwhich will occupy comparatively little space when not in use so that itcan be packed conveniently for transportation, and the inventioncomprises comparatively few, inexpensive parts which have provenefficient and satisfactory in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein likecharac- 2 Claims. (01. 224-6 ters denote corresponding parts in theseveral views, and in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of the carrier embodying theinvention;

Figure 2 illustrates a sectional view of the carrier with the slings orsupporting elements on one side in elevation;

Figure 3 illustrates a plan View of the frame.

In these drawings 5 denotes a frame which may be in the nature of ametallic ring, though it may be angular in plan and, under certainconditions, wooden members may be substituted for the metal. The pouchor bag has side walls 2, front wall 2B and rear Wall 20, the upper edgesof which are looped over the frame and the depending portion secured tothe said walls by fastenings, such as stitching 3, or the like. By thismeans, the pouch or bag may be securely suspended from the frame and, asstated, a bottom i may be integral with the walls, although, in thepresent embodiment, its free edges are secured to the lower edges of thewalls by stitching 5. At the lower edge of the front wall 23 of thecarrier, spaced holes 6, 6, are formed, through which the legs of thebaby protrude when in sitting position in the carrier, and the carrieris suspended from the shoulders of the person by a pair of straps l and8, the strap 7 having both of its ends fixed to the frame by stitching9, whereas the other strap 8 is detachably attached to the frame at eachend thereof by hooks I0 and II. By these detachable connections, one endof the strap 8 may be loosened and thrown back over the shoulder and theother strap can then conveniently be raised over the head of the personbearing the carrier, and thus the device can be readily applied to orremoved from the bearer.

More specifically, when it is desired to use the carrier, the strap 1may be disposed over the shoulder of the wearer with the strap 8 passingunder the arm and around the back of the wearer, thereby enabling one ofthe side walls 2 to rest against the body of the wearer. This means thatthe carrier may be comfortably worn and enables both hands of the wearerto be free which, of course, is highly desirable.

The bottom 4 preferably comprises upper and lower layers of fabric i2and I3, respectively, with an interposed lining M, preferably of Waterrepellent material, and of such strength as to prevent sagging of thebottom.

I claim:

1. In a baby carrier, a rigid frame member, a flexible carrier supportedby the frame member 3 and having substantially parallel side walls,front and rear Walls and a bottom wall, the front wall being providedwith openings for receiving the legs of a baby disposed in the carrier,a shoulder strap secured at one end to one of said side Walls adjacentthe front Wall, and secured at the opposite end to the other of saidside walls in proximity to the rear wall of the carrier, and a secondshoulder strap detachably connected at one end to said first-namedsidewall; ad acent; the rear Wall and detachably connected-at theopposite end to the second named side wall in proximity to the frontWall of the carrier, the

arrangement being such that one of said straps passes over the wearersshoulder While the other strap passes under the arm and around the back,

thereby permitting the carrier to be supported.

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